The Rising Son

The Rising Son (1896–1918) was a weekly newspaper published in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] It served African Americans and covered local and national news.[2][3] Lewis Wood edited it. It was purchased from Henry R. Graham by William T. Washington, a newspaperman with political aspirations, who used it to promote his career and an intense rivalry with Nelson C. Crews' Kansas City Sun newspaper developed.[4]

References
  1. "The Rising Son archives". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  2. Cole, J. F. (January 27, 1900). "The Rising Son. (Kansas City, Mo.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 27, 1900". The Portal to Texas History.
  3. "The Rising Son on Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
  4. "The Rising son. [volume]". National Endowment for the Humanities – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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